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Visionary medical and other leaders meet to plan healthier communities

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Approximately 2,500 people from the health care industry, business, and local government discussed ways to promote health at the 1996 Healthier Communities Summit. Many conference participants believe a systems approach is the most effective way to promote community health. This approach includes quality of life issues in addition to the absence of disease. Surveys have revealed that many Americans are dissatisfied with traditional institutions and administrators. Physicians should begin practicing population-based medicine, which includes a focus on preventive medicine. The death of health care reform at the national level means that local communities have to assume more of the burden for changing the health of their communities. The physician-patient relationship will change, as consumers use medical resources on the Internet to become more knowledgeable.

Social aspects, Innovations, Medical care, Public health, Health care reform

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New Surgical Approaches to Parkinson Disease

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Researchers discussed new treatments for Parkinson's disease at the 13th International Congress on Parkinson Disease in July, 1999. Levodopa is the most common drug treatment for Parkinson's disease but it often stops working and has severe side effects. Some patients have benefited from deep brain stimulation. In this procedure, electrodes are planted deep in the brain and can be stimulated by the patient. Fetal tissue transplants have also been used successfully in some patients. However, many people are concerned about the use of fetal tissue, so researchers are searching for other cells that can be used. Stem cells are a likely possibility.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Electric stimulation, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, Fetal tissue transplantation

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European Neurologists Focus on Aging

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Scientists in the European Union hope to increase research on diseases that affect the elderly. Many plans were discussed at the Third Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) in 1998. About 8% of the budget of the EU's Fifth Framework Program on Research and Development covers research on aging. Priorities include factors leading to disability, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and the most effective ways of delivering health care and social services to the elderly. Over 4,000 neurologists at the congress heard about research on dementia, stroke and epilepsy.

Aging, Conferences, meetings and seminars, European Union

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